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Malaga, Spain ~ Farewell for Now

I could have definitely stayed another few days enjoying beautiful Malaga but as always it’s nice to be back home.

For our last day there, we took a train to Torremolinos to enjoy a bit of sun and sand. The train ride is about 20 minutes and costs €1.95 each. The short but meandering walk from the train station to the beach is lined with cafes and shops (mostly touristy stuff but a few artist shops).

Torremolinos Beach ~ looking toward Malaga

A la Playa

Spain 2013

On the boardwalk in Torremolinos

Fountain in Torremolinos near Train Station

One of the hotels in Torremolinos

Clocks in Torremolinos

Looking Fierce

While it was nice to spend time walking along the beach and having lunch on a patio enjoying the sunshine, I’m so glad we chose to stay in the city rather than at the beach. So much more character in Malaga and lots more cultural things to do. We stayed at Barcelo Malaga hotel located adjacent to the Malaga Maria Zambrano train station. Very contemporary decor, friendly staff, large rooms and great location. So easy (and cheap) to get to the beaches and airport. The walk from the hotel to the town center or to the Pier took about 10-15 minutes. They have a slide in the lobby which Logan couldn’t resist:

Slide at Hotel Barcelo in Malaga

On our travels, we usually purchase an item to remind us of our visit. I prefer to buy from local artists so I was excited to see a shop in the town center which carries only local Spanish artwork. It’s called “Versión Original Málaga” and is located at Calle Granada, 71. I’d popped into the shop several times and finally decided on hand painted poppy earrings:

Poppy Earring from Malaga (local artist)

And for John’s Valentine’s gift, I bought a hand painted mask. We’ve collected a few masks on our travels so this will add to the collection. How could I go wrong with fish and gnomes on it…

Hand-painted Mask from Malaga

Logan and I definitely fell in love with Malaga. We’re excited to return to Spain and we’ve already booked a visit to Madrid ~ thanks to Easy Jetfor the $126.00 roundtrip flight from London to Madrid.

A highlight of our trip to Malaga was being able to practice our Spanish. It was wonderful to communicate in another language and actually understand when they spoke back to me (as long as they spoke slowly!). It warmed my heart when my daughter said she was so proud of me for speaking Spanish even though I’m not fluent. Hopefully, I set a good example of what a traveler should do ~ respect the culture, attempt the language (even if it’s rudimentary) and keep an open mind. Now, here’s hoping the people of Madrid are just as patient with us.

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Thanks for stopping by my blog. Glad you like the photos. I’ve only been to Malaga but can highly recommend that part of Spain. I’m heading to Madrid at the end of the month so hopefully it’ll be just as wonderful as Malaga.

wow…thats nice and lucky …though I should not be so greedy as I am coming back from Nepal, Sri Lanka and Hawaii.but travel makes you a little bit addictive and I feel my soul has got into it,…all the best dear and have fun 🙂

We loved our stay in Malaga and hope to return again soon. Hotel Barcelo was fun and the staff were helpful but I plan to stay in the town center next time so we’ll be right in the middle of all the fun shops, restaurants and sights!

Greetings from another lover of Málaga, well, and Spain too! You will find the people of Madrid to be as patient. They do love it when you try to speak their language, so you should be good to go! I hope you enjoy one of my other favorite cities in Spain.

if you like, email me and I can give you some ideas. I believe you can find my email here yes? if not, I can email you. the weather should be fairly nice at that time of year! how fun. I am so jealous 😉